Over $5,000 worth of tools taken from a trailer in Wheatfield

WHEATFIELD – A homeowner in the 7500 block of Pendleton-Wheatfield Townline Road told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday that sometime overnight, between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m., someone removed a lock from an enclosed trailer and took $5,047 worth of tools.

A few of the stolen items, a planer, a sawzall and two roof guns were found near a tree to the north of his residence, but more than $4,500 in tools remain missing. Deputies said footprints were found near the tree which led to the trailer.